[Ct-nfb] hotel for convention

Thu Dec 10 01:05:19 UTC 2015

I expect that a lot of the public transit issue is going to take care of itself if we are already looking at the kinds of hotels that can accommodate our convention. This cannot be wisely assumed, but there is a pretty good shot. I say this because we don’t find hotels with many rooms, meeting space, catering, a restaurant/bar, etc., out in the boonies; these are in urban areas. Where do we find mass transit systems, such as buses, trains, and cabs? These are also in urban areas.

While we are certainly capable of holding a convention in a place that does not have mass transit access, I would not expect us to want to do that when so many options with mass transit access are available.

This project is so fun and exciting; it really makes me wish I was physically in the state 24/7. On that note, if anyone knows of any Orientation and Mobility jobs in Connecticut, not counting school systems or the V.A. (I have to work with RSA clients for about 3 years), please let me know!

Take care,

Justin

Justin Salisbury, NOMC
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Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness
Louisiana Tech University
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I think a lot of us, including myself depend on the train or bus, to get to convention.
Thanks,
Edward

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How much good will paratransit and/or a train do most people travelling to the convention?  Paratransit will help locally, but not so much for people coming from across the state.  Few people have take the train in recent years.

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Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] hotel for convention
The location should have paratransit, right? Southington does not. Also, should the location have a train?

 Deb Reed, President
National Federation Of The Blind
Central CT Chapter
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On Dec 8, 2015, at 11:49 PM, Justin Salisbury via Ct-nfb <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Hi Edward,

Thanks for opening the floor for such an important discussion! I bet you’re going to be attending the leadership seminar in Baltimore about planning state conventions. I really like the North Carolina model of having a host chapter for each convention. The chapters go out and put together competitive convention package bids with hotel details, pricing, and some info about public transit access, and then the state board votes on the best proposal. It’s really quite cool, and the host chapter is touted and praised; it’s a big deal. I’d like to see us move toward that here in Connecticut. Another benefit, of course, is that it gives us negotiating power to drive down the prices.

Some affiliates like to have a convention in a place with either no chapter or a weak chapter if possible to bring people to an NFB function that wouldn’t normally be able to attend. That’s nice, but I also like having local people in the local chapter available to help with details.

Let’s consider the city populations. I have collected a list of the 25 largest cities and towns. I like the idea of aiming for places with a decent population. Here is is:

1              Bridgeport          144,229
2              New Haven        129,779
3              Hartford               124,775
4              Stamford             122,643
5              Waterbury          110,366
6              Norwalk               85,603
7              Danbury               80,893
8              New Britain        71,254
9              Greenwich          61,171
10           Bristol   60,477
11           West Hartford   60,495
12           Meriden              59,186
13           Hamden               57,862
14           Fairfield                57,345
15           Manchester       56,385
16           Milford 55,907
17           West Haven       52,420
18           Stratford              48,853
19           East Hartford     48,571
20           Middletown       48,030
21           Enfield  44,895
22           Wallingford         44,859
23           Southington       42,250
24           Shelton 39,991
25           Groton 39,167

I might like to try Waterbury, Danbury, or New Britain. We could also try to do it in Storrs on the UConn campus using the Nathan Hale Inn and Rome Ballroom facilities, especially given its proximity to our birthplace of West Willington, but maybe we ought to save that for the 50th anniversary.

Yours,

Justin

Justin Salisbury, NOMC
Graduate Student
Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness
Louisiana Tech University
Email: President at Alumni.ECU.edu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=325734822
Twitter: @SalisburyJustin

"None can be free as long as any are enslaved"

Dr. Kenneth Jernigan

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Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] hotel for convention

Good question. Either a location, or a specific hotel, but I would like to get some ideas on the table. If you could let us know where you would like the convention held, NY, that will be a good start.
Thanks,
Edward

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On Dec 8, 2015, at 10:21 PM, Hamit Campos via Ct-nfb <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
Are you asking about just a hotel or what city? Because the last 1 was a little too far for us.

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Subject: [Ct-nfb] hotel for convention

Hello all,
Does anyone have any ideas as to where to hold our next convention? If so, please email the list, and let us know what you think. Where would you like to see our convention held?

Thanks,
Edward

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